# Shannon School

Full Primary · State · Shannon

https://www.chch.live/school/2989-shannon-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 1 · Current Equity Index: 517

*Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.*

## The record
- Grey Street, Shannon, 4821
- Roll: 132 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1889
- Isolation index 0.54, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 69 · Pacific 10 · Asian 2 · MELAA 2
- Phone: 06-3627866
- Email: office@shannon.school.nz
- Contact: Rochelle Thorn
- Website: http://www.shannon.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Koputaroa School](https://www.chch.live/school/2882-koputaroa-school), decile 6 · EQI 452
- [Tokomaru School](https://www.chch.live/school/3046-tokomaru-school), decile 6 · EQI 490
- [Opiki School](https://www.chch.live/school/2937-opiki-school), decile 6 · EQI 435
- [Poroutawhao School](https://www.chch.live/school/2965-poroutawhao-school), decile 5 · EQI 476
- [Fairfield School (Levin)](https://www.chch.live/school/2838-fairfield-school-levin), decile 3 · EQI 474
- [Coley Street School](https://www.chch.live/school/2352-coley-street-school), decile 2 · EQI 516
- [Levin North School](https://www.chch.live/school/2888-levin-north-school), decile 3 · EQI 506
- [St Mary's School (Foxton)](https://www.chch.live/school/2455-st-mary-s-school-foxton), decile 3 · EQI 509

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-40.544754&lon=175.414881

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Shannon School?**

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Shannon School have?**

132 on the roll at October 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

**What is Shannon School's Equity Index?**

EQI 517, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 1.

**Where is Shannon School?**

Grey Street, , Shannon. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=2989 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026